My Weekend Project

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 1:20 PM

The wife and kid left for the weekend so i got busy. My weekend project entailed me smelling fumes all weekend

I rented a floor sander to sand our hardwood floor in the kitchen. Its been 20 years and 1 husky worth of damage.
It took about 5 hrs total to sand the entire floor. All the wear damage came out really easy.

Before

After some sanding

We picked a Cherry stain for the oak floor. This is after Staining and 4 coats of Polyurethane.

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**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 1:23 PM

Overall im very pleased with the results. I may take the palm sander with 150-220 grit after 72 hrs and sand the whole floor smooth, remove any little imperfections and hand brush a layer of poly on to get the smoothest finish i can

Now to paint the walls and stain the new baseboard trim.

Silva-type-s · 10-25-2009, 1:33 PM

^ nice.

1) what grit did you use sand the damages away?
2) did your floor come out even or were some areas sanded deeper that the other?
3) what roller did you use for the stain and urethane
4) are you going to put moldings on the wall at the bottom?
5) sorry for so many questions, but i was thinking about doing this

Thnx

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 2:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silva-type-s

^ nice.

1) what grit did you use sand the damages away?
2) did your floor come out even or were some areas sanded deeper that the other?
3) what roller did you use for the stain and urethane
4) are you going to put moldings on the wall at the bottom?
5) sorry for so many questions, but i was thinking about doing this

Thnx

1).I started out with 36 grit, then 50, then 80. Stained and sealed.
2).Floor came out even. The sander had 3 7" round sand disks on the bottom that rotated and they were on something that rotated so it was like a Dual Action sander. It didnt bite or hook and gouge the floor.
3). I used a 12" pad designed for applying stain.poly
4). Yes, as stated in post 2 i have to paint the walls now (not from sanding or any thing, but because im choosing a different color) an stain the base board trim.
5). No problem. Over all it was very easy, jut took some time to do. I would recommend it to any one with hardwood floors in need of repair.

6). Also like i said im going to let the poly set up and most likely sand it smooth with a DA sander and then Hand brush the final coat on with a 3-4" brush for the best finish (I) can get.

Berner · 10-25-2009, 2:04 PM

Wow what a world of difference. Nice choice in color.

hornyleprechaun · 10-25-2009, 3:15 PM

Does sanding take out scratches in the wood or does it depend on how deep they are?

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 3:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun

Does sanding take out scratches in the wood or does it depend on how deep they are?

It depends on how deep they are. I had some pretty significant scratches from over the years that sanding took out, or minimized to the point you cant tell any more.

**FiftyFive** · 10-25-2009, 3:34 PM

Wow nice work, excellent choice on the finish.

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 3:38 PM

Thanks. Hopefully the wife likes it

she hasn't seen it yet.

**FiftyFive** · 10-25-2009, 3:41 PM

Oh I'm sure she will love it.

svtmike · 10-25-2009, 5:48 PM

Looks really nice. I wouldn't bother with the palm sander -- it's a floor. The smoother you make it from this point, the more the scratches are going to show.

doopstr · 10-25-2009, 6:03 PM

How did you deal with the dust generated by the sander? Did the little vac that is hooked up to it really suck up all the dust?

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 6:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svtmike

Looks really nice. I wouldn't bother with the palm sander -- it's a floor. The smoother you make it from this point, the more the scratches are going to show.

Yea, im kinda like that though. There are a few areas that id like to touch up. The wife said it looks fine so ill probably end up leaving it but i know i always can if i want to

**fsttyms1** · 10-25-2009, 6:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doopstr

How did you deal with the dust generated by the sander? Did the little vac that is hooked up to it really suck up all the dust?

Believe it or not there was almost ZERO dust. I was amazed.

MR1 · 10-26-2009, 2:10 AM

Looks great, that was a lot of work for one weekend. How did everything dry so fast?

hornyleprechaun · 10-26-2009, 7:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fsttyms1

It depends on how deep they are. I had some pretty significant scratches from over the years that sanding took out, or minimized to the point you cant tell any more.

Yeah I figured it depended on how deep they were.. may have to do the same thing before I sell my house.. my dog has made some nice marks in the wood

dallison · 10-26-2009, 10:38 AM

wow, great results. My 3 dogs are one reason we can't have wood floors.

chill_dog · 10-26-2009, 12:31 PM

Great job! Love the new color.

**fsttyms1** · 10-26-2009, 2:07 PM

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR1

Looks great, that was a lot of work for one weekend. How did everything dry so fast?

About every 3-4 hrs for the poly, i had to give the stain 24hrs to dry, which made for a all nighter on sat.

moeronn · 10-26-2009, 4:13 PM

I thought wife and kids out of town = drinking beer and watching TV.

Really nice work and very quick turn around. So was the whole project a surprise for the wife or just the results?

rza49311 · 10-26-2009, 8:05 PM

Like new again. I love that about wood floors. looks great.

**fsttyms1** · 10-26-2009, 8:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moeronn

I thought wife and kids out of town = drinking beer and watching TV.

Really nice work and very quick turn around. So was the whole project a surprise for the wife or just the results?

Usually is,

She knew about it just not how it looked. She liked it.

**csmeance** · 10-26-2009, 8:22 PM

looks amazing!!!! Have you thought about putting some 800 or 1000 grit on the sander and lightly going over the floor to get a smoother and more polished look? (I'm no wood or floor expert, just using some curiosity)

**fsttyms1** · 10-26-2009, 8:27 PM

Yea i though about taking the buffer to it.

moeronn · 10-26-2009, 8:28 PM

As awesome as this is, I really wish I didn't see this thread.

We're under contract for a house (thread later if things go well this week with inspection and appraisal) that could stand to have the floors refinished. I talked with a guy that did some tile work for us before and he said he charges $2.50/sf to sand, stain and finish the floors. It sounded pretty reasonable until you posted this. Still, because of time constraints, I don't think I'd be able to do this myself before moving in. Even having someone else do it before we move in might be difficult.

BTW - did you have help moving the furniture and prepping?

**NSXNEXT** · 10-26-2009, 11:00 PM

Nice work Kris.

**fsttyms1** · 10-28-2009, 9:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moeronn

As awesome as this is, I really wish I didn't see this thread.

We're under contract for a house (thread later if things go well this week with inspection and appraisal) that could stand to have the floors refinished. I talked with a guy that did some tile work for us before and he said he charges $2.50/sf to sand, stain and finish the floors. It sounded pretty reasonable until you posted this. Still, because of time constraints, I don't think I'd be able to do this myself before moving in. Even having someone else do it before we move in might be difficult.

BTW - did you have help moving the furniture and prepping?

I had a friend help me move the stove, the fridge is on wheels and i rolled it out myself. Ill have help moving things back so that i dont scratch the floor.

10-25-2009, 1:23 PM	#2
fsttyms1 Mega Moderator 2000 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Appleton WI Age: 34 Posts: 50,495	Overall im very pleased with the results. I may take the palm sander with 150-220 grit after 72 hrs and sand the whole floor smooth, remove any little imperfections and hand brush a layer of poly on to get the smoothest finish i can Now to paint the walls and stain the new baseboard trim. Last edited by fsttyms1; 10-25-2009 at 2:09 PM.

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fsttyms1 Mega Moderator 2000 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Appleton WI Age: 34 Posts: 50,495	Yea i though about taking the buffer to it.

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moeronn is learning to moonwalk i 2004 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,729	As awesome as this is, I really wish I didn't see this thread. We're under contract for a house (thread later if things go well this week with inspection and appraisal) that could stand to have the floors refinished. I talked with a guy that did some tile work for us before and he said he charges $2.50/sf to sand, stain and finish the floors. It sounded pretty reasonable until you posted this. Still, because of time constraints, I don't think I'd be able to do this myself before moving in. Even having someone else do it before we move in might be difficult. BTW - did you have help moving the furniture and prepping?

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